Caprarola in Lazio
Thursday, 19 October 2023 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Environment
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Caprarola is a town and
comune in the
province of Viterbo , in the
Lazio region of
central Italy . The village is situated in a range of
volcanic hills known as the
Cimini Mounts.
The town is home to the large Renaissance mansion or villa which dominates the surrounding country-side, Villa Farnese (or Villa Caprarola). Not to be confused with the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, it was initially built as a fortress, as the town and the surrounding area was a feud of the House of Farnese , by the cardinal Alessandro Farnese senio in 1530, according to a project of the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger . After only four years the project came to a halt when the cardinal was elected pope in 1534 under the name Paul III .
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Villa Farnese was used as film location in many movies and TV series, such as
Medici: Masters of Florence ,
The Man From Uncle and
The Two Popes .
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